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Book cover image of Aquatic Photosynthesis: Second Edition by Paul G. Falkowski

Authors: Paul G. Falkowski, John A. Raven
ISBN-13: 9780691115504, ISBN-10: 0691115508
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Date Published: January 2007
Edition: (Non-applicable)

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Author Biography: Paul G. Falkowski

Paul G. Falkowski is Board of Governors Professor in Environmental Biophysics and Molecular Ecology in the Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences and the Department of Geological Sciences at Rutgers University. He has published numerous articles in "Science, Nature", and "Scientific American". John A. Raven is Boyd Baxter Professor of Biology at the University of Dundee, Scotland. His books include "Energetics and Transport in Aquatic Plants".

Book Synopsis

"Aquatic Photosynthesis is an excellent reference text for undergraduate-level courses and is a good text for specialist courses (advanced undergraduate and postgraduate). Everyone who works on aquatic photosynthesis should own this text and most people entering the field at the postgraduate or professional level will purchase it."—Richard J. Geider, University of Essex

"It's a great book. It will be very useful for all biologists and oceanographers."—Govindjee, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Richard C. Zimmerman - Limnology and Oceanography Bulletin

Despite the ubiquity and critical importance of this topic to the study of aquatic ecology, there are very few books dedicated primarily to aquatic photosynthesis, and none cover the subject matter with comparable elegance or continuity from the molecule to the ecosystem as does this one, authored by two of the leading researchers in the subject.... [I]t is a pleasure to have this important volume back in print after a hiatus of several years. No other text covers the subject as lucidly or completely as this one, and that makes it an extremely valuable pedagogical reference. It will be a welcome addition to any library or personal collection.

Table of Contents

Preface
Ch. 1An Introduction to Photosynthesis in Aquatic Systems1
Ch. 2Light Absorption and Energy Transfer in the Photosynthetic Apparatus33
Ch. 3The Photosynthetic Light Reactions65
Ch. 4Photosynthetic Electron Transport and Photophosphorylation96
Ch. 5Carbon Acquisition and Assimilation128
Ch. 6The Molecular Structure of the Photosynthetic Apparatus163
Ch. 7Photosynthesis in Continuous Light193
Ch. 8Making Cells228
Ch. 9Photosynthesis and Primary Production in Nature263
Ch. 10Aquatic Photosynthesis in Biogeochemical Cycles300
Index360

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